Man claiming to be Jesus leads police on chase in Coolbaugh

A man who called police claiming to be Jesus Christ is now in jail after he took police on a chase in Coolbaugh Township, according to Pocono Regional Police.

A man who called police claiming to be Jesus Christ is now in jail after he took police on a chase in Coolbaugh Township, according to Pocono Regional Police.

Police said Jules Callaghan, 42, of New Jersey, called 911 Thursday to report that he “couldn’t get through the dark side” and then identified himself as Jesus Christ.

Police found him in the parking lot of the Full Gospel Holiness of God Church on Summit Avenue in Pocono Summit reading a Bible and wearing a medical admission bracelet on his wrist.

While police were checking his records, Callaghan started his vehicle, backed it up nearly into police cars, then took off at a high rate of speed onto Summit Avenue, where he was caught and arrested, police said.

He is charged with escape, resisting arrest, fleeing police and other charges.